It's not that people don't care. I think they just don't see what they can do about it. A lot of moderators don't seem to bother with rules, so they literally can't ban him without doing it on the basis of a personal thing, and if they did that, the community would eat them alive. This was the reason I requested /v/AskVoat when MigTao was being allowed to run free. I think that there should be some form, at least, of a sitewide guideline on what moderators must do. Too much shit is allowed, I think, to get through because regular users can't act and moderators refuse to, or take their bloody time about it. As you said, Voat's not in the stage where it can just brush off trolls and their shitposts. Therefore, I say something needs to be put in place to raise the bar - subverses should have a minimum quality of moderation they have to adhere to. For example, having no rules I'd say should be out the door. Have sitewide rules for moderation or something like that, and then beyond that mods can do as they please. Hopefully, it would have a positive effect.
People's adherence to free speech is becoming damaging, I think. There's moderation and then there's censorship, and some people don't seem to see the difference, or are too afraid to define the line, so they're letting a lot of shit fly. It shouldn't go on.
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SpaceRosa ago
It's not that people don't care. I think they just don't see what they can do about it. A lot of moderators don't seem to bother with rules, so they literally can't ban him without doing it on the basis of a personal thing, and if they did that, the community would eat them alive. This was the reason I requested /v/AskVoat when MigTao was being allowed to run free. I think that there should be some form, at least, of a sitewide guideline on what moderators must do. Too much shit is allowed, I think, to get through because regular users can't act and moderators refuse to, or take their bloody time about it. As you said, Voat's not in the stage where it can just brush off trolls and their shitposts. Therefore, I say something needs to be put in place to raise the bar - subverses should have a minimum quality of moderation they have to adhere to. For example, having no rules I'd say should be out the door. Have sitewide rules for moderation or something like that, and then beyond that mods can do as they please. Hopefully, it would have a positive effect.
People's adherence to free speech is becoming damaging, I think. There's moderation and then there's censorship, and some people don't seem to see the difference, or are too afraid to define the line, so they're letting a lot of shit fly. It shouldn't go on.